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  1. Re:Holy shit? by plague3106 · · Score: 1 · on Heart Monitors In Middle School Gym Class?

    Myself, I am a slightly left-leaning centrist libertarian, and a new dad (5 days ago! Woot!), I can understand the concern. This is the sort of odd request that I just have to ask "What is this being used for anyways?" I'm not saying I automatically disapprove of it, whatever it is.

    I really have to ask... do you know what one is? If you know, there's no reason to ask "What is the being used for."

    http://www.polar.fi/

  2. Re:Inaccurate, not useful to serious athletes by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Apple and Nike Team up for iPod Shoe Interface

    I'm quite fond of my Polar Accelerometer which has proven to be amazingly accurate and also works on canopied tree runs, something gps has issues with.

    http://www.polar.fi/speed_distance/

  3. Functional Clothing by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Ready to Test a 'SmartShirt'?

    Well, this is not a shirt but it is also called functional clothing.

  4. you forgot polar by circletimessquare · · Score: 1 · on Running for Geeks

    http://www.polar.fi/

    Polar is a Finnish company that makes heart rate monitor watches.

    A strap goes around your chest and the watch records your heart rate. You can set threshold settings on your heart rate and the watch will alert you if you are running too hard or falling below your heart rate goals. You can then download a record of your run to your PC.

    I've been using the same one for 7 years now, and besides the fact that the battery dies quickly, I'm quite happy with it. In fact, when I ran the New York City marathon in 2001, I ran with my Polar, downloaded my heartrate for the entire marathon to my PC, and can relive the suffering and pounding in my chest anytime I want to now. ;-P

    They apparantly have a new watch, looking at their home page, that interfaces with some Nokia phones (Finnish synergy!).

  5. Re:Heartrate logger? by Dark$ide · · Score: 1 · on Running for Geeks
    Aha, this is sort of like what I've been looking for (while running, indeed) - a device that i can log my heartrate with, and read into a computer later on. Has to be very portable and jog-proof of course.. anyone?

    Get yourself a POLAR computer/heart rate mon Polar Fitness Kit

    and PC Coach software PC Coach.

  6. Heartrate Monitor by kongjie · · Score: 5, Informative · on Running for Geeks
    I'm surprised that a geek listing info about running doesn't mention the value of a heart rate monitor. One of the reasons I used to have problems sticking to a running/jogging program is that, unbeknowst to me, I was running way too fast!

    I tried to exercise at what I thought was a reasonable speed, but I would inevitably get winded, give up and lose initiative. But then my girlfriend got me a monitor for my birthday and after using it I realized that my heart rate was WAY too high. Use of the monitor validated that even at slow speeds I was getting heart-healthy exercise. It also allows me to see my progress as my cardiovascular system improves and I am able to exercise harder and longer and still stay in my ideal zone. It's a great tool.

  7. Permanent solution: get fit by Sulka · · Score: 1 · on What Do You Do To Relieve Lower Back Pain?

    There is no easy way around back problems: if you're not fit, there's no way you can relieve the back problems for more than a moment.

    Getting medicated / massaged / whatever is only going to help for a moment, and probably you'll end up in a worse state than you began with unless you start to exercise after getting treated.

    Start a sport that'll make your back stronger. Be it contact sports, climbing, Tai Chi, joga, anything, you have to move. That's what the body has been designed for. Sex isn't an alternative to sports - you have to **** for eight hours straight to burn the same amount of calories as half an hour of walking.

    If you're a gadget freak, get a heart rate monitor as an incentive. Get a friend to do a sport with you. But start moving!